54 airlines owe Tk 316 crore to CAAB

Dhaka: As many as 54 local and foreign airlines owe Taka 316 crore as outstanding bills to Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister GM Quader told the House on Sunday.
Replying to a question from treasury bench member Shahiduzzman Sarker (AL-Naogaon-02), he said the CAAB would get the highest amount of Taka 144,40,45,435 from Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
Other airlines which have outstanding included Air India, Indian Air, Jet Air, Air Deccan, Sahara Air, East West, Damania, Vaiyadut Dut, United Air, Best Air, Jum Air, Young One, Air Parabat, Aertechnologies, South Asian Airways, King Fisher Air, Aero Bengal Airlines, Aviana Air, Saudia Airlines, Emirates Airlines, Thai Airlines, Druk Air, Air Arabia, Iran Air, Iraqi Airways, KLM, Fin Air, Uzbekistan, Royal Jordan, Royal Nepal airlines, Royal Brunei, Al- Italia, LTU International, Turkeministan, Cargo Lux, Ethiopian Air, Romanian Air, Louda Air, Olympic Air, Napes, Kanwar Modelift Air, Bulgaria, Philippines Air, MK Air, Yogaslavia, Virgin Air, Sri Lanka Air, Japan Air, Bismillah Airlines and Fuket Airlines, Quader aid.
The Civil Aviation Minister said reminder letters were already sent to the concerned airlines requesting them to pay off the outstanding bills while a money suit was lodged against Aero Bengal.
27/09/10 BSS/The New Nation

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